In September, a woman in Supetar found the doors to the emergency service branch locked, raising questions about the availability of healthcare on the islands. Similar problems have been recorded on Lastovo and Hvar.
The case in Supetar opened up the issue of healthcare availability on the islands. Locked doors at the emergency service branch at a time when help was needed prompted a debate on the organisation of on-call shifts and coverage of island areas.
Problems have also emerged on Lastovo and Hvar. This suggests that the challenges in providing emergency medical assistance are not tied to a single location but are present on multiple islands.
The question arises as to whether the existing system can respond to people's needs at moments when every minute counts and help is not immediately available.
These examples together point to a broader problem of healthcare availability in island environments. Although individual cases may have different circumstances, their repetition on different islands raises questions about the organisation of island healthcare.
